Donald R. McClarey

Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three and happily married for 35 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.

This morning, the Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception included a treasure in the form of the sermon. It spoke of the strength in the relationships between evil and tolerance and between good and hope. The Gospel was the account of Jesus’ healing of the man with the withered hand on the Sabbath in the temple leading the Pharisees to condemn Him. Familiar developments in 2014’s world, particularly today in certain political and media circles.
Pope Francis’ Papal Nuncio to the US was the celebrant, so, yes I agree with PopeWatch’s assumption.
The inspired sermon must be somewhere online. It was written by Archbishop Chaput and delivered by Monsignor Rossi at the Mass.